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Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
3.0
The stories get better as you go, although I wasn't a fan of the first two and it really slowed me down. I finally got an insider's insight into the world of Bengali Americans. After having a few Indian friends over the years, that was cool to read about.
The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
3.0
I never really thought that much about the DR and Haiti so it was cool to read about it. I liked the author's voice even though it could be R-rated at times.
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
4.0
I don't usually enjoy books so detail-focused and lacking in a lot of talking, but this story was so interesting, I couldn't pass it up. It really makes you think about who you would want to be with after an apocalypse.
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
2.0
It got better towards the end, but the beginning was dull and dragged on in my mind. It was only okay.
Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
2.0
Soooo hard to read if all you really enjoy are fiction books. I feel like I have to get through it, but I'm not sure I'm entirely convinced by his logic. We'll see, I suppose. in the meantime, I'm trudging along.
1.15.09: gave the book away at a christmas book exchange because I couldn't look at it on my bedside table anymore. I just couldn't get into it.
1.15.09: gave the book away at a christmas book exchange because I couldn't look at it on my bedside table anymore. I just couldn't get into it.